Circus Age. Culture and Society under the American Big Top, Paperback - Janet M. Davis

This work explores the development of the early 20th-century circus against developments such as the rise of big business and the genesis of the Un...

Reducere. Twelve-year-old Audrey wants nothing more than to be a dance performer and aerialist, but that feels far from reality in 1944 Hartford, Connecticut...

Reducere. DescriptionAlmost 7, 000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "G...

Almost 7, 000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Sho...

Circuses and film are a natural pairing, and the new essays making up this volume begin the exploration of how these two forms of entertainment hav...

A New York Times bestselling author writes the untold story of three Golden Age titans and the confrontations, cutthroat business strategies, and e...

Reducere. ""Harrell's work combines pop culture, innocence, friendship, and some of the seamier side of the circus background that only adults can appreciate...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeFour undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a...

Contributor(s): Author: Peter Dale ScottNow in a new edition updated through the unprecedented 2016 presidential election, this provocative book ma...

Whether you're a businessperson beginning to work in the United States or a foreign student visiting for a semester, this new edition of American W...

The NHS is in crisis. The past 10 years of Tory real-terms cuts in funding has been disastrous. This book looks at the threat to the NHS posed by t...

If postmodernism is indeed 'the cultural logic of late capitalism', why did typical postmodernist themes like ornament, colour, history and identit...

Reducere. In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably,...

Reducere. Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have spent her life surrounded by her family, free to wander the jungles of Asia. Instead, she was capt...

Description"If they knew I had been sexually abused, if they knew my secret, they would think differently of me. I'll go through life wearing this ...

Reducere. Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano has described U.S. and Latin American culture as continually hobbled by amnesia--unable, or unwilling, to remember...

One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism - Independent Matt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Deanna M. KennedyEditor: Charles F. HarringtonEditor: Amy Klemm VerbosAmerican Indian business is booming. The number of Am...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 308Collection: Routledge/BIPS Persian Studies SeriesPublication date: 2007Dimensions: 157 x 234 x 2...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the concepts, traditions, events, and individuals that shaped United States' foreign relations f...

Gregg Huff presents the first comprehensive account of the economic and social impact of Japanese occupation on Southeast Asia during World War II....

How Far Can You With Twenty-Five Cents? is the true-life story of Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Sr., grandfather of author Janet Wright-Moore.It is ...

A rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga-the first to fully reveal its vital place in Russian historyPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Description*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED FOR TELEVISION BY TOMORROW STUDIOS*A dazzling biography of three of th...

Este libro ofrece un acercamiento a la sociolinguistica, centrandose en el espanol hablado en los Estados Unidos. Se examina la historia del espano...

Reducere. What is the meaning of freedom? Angela Y. Davis' life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms o...

'It is always a worthwhile ambition to get through a project like this without being punched.'Writer and urban explorer Attlee reads the signs and ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book explores the recent international decline in democracy and the psychological appeal of authoritarianism in the context of rapi...

Reducere. A charming children's tale about the time when The Great Alfredo Macaroni and The Great Randolpho Ravioli's most spectacular circus show on earth c...

A consideration of the role of clothes in establishing personality, and the influence and significance of changing fashion as a social and cultural...

Reducere. This book introduces readers to basic concepts of sociolinguistics with a focus on Spanish in the US. The coverage goes beyond linguistics to exami...

A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features e...